Christmas

Layers of white snow blanketing the ground. Gorgeous bulbs lighting up the brisk black of night. The smell of hot cocoa near a cackling wood fire. Stockings hung perfectly imperfect next …

Family dinners. Christmas shopping. Church gatherings. Christmas caroling. Winter sports. Decorating the Christmas tree. Co-op Parties. Gift Exchanges. Work Parties. The list could go on and on. The holidays are …

A gift-free Christmas? Just what kind of parent am I? As I mentioned in this post, we decided to have a complete Christmas overhaul this year, in order to focus on …

 A gift-less Christmas? We must be crazy! In years past, Christmas morning was consumed by an overwhelming amount of gifts, wrapping paper, beeping toys and greedily rushing through the stack of presents. …